Indiana's 10th congressional district was a

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for the

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. It encompassed roughly the "Old City Limits" of

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from 1983 to 2003. The district was re-drawn after the 1980 census and eliminated when Indiana's representation in the House of Representatives fell from ten to nine after the 2000 census. Congresswoman Julia Carson, who formerly represented the 10th, was elected in 2002 to represent Indiana's 7th congressional district. This district was redrawn to include the old 10th plus some new territory outside the old boundaries. The old 7th district was absorbed as part of Indiana's 4th congressional district and

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in 2003. From 1983 to 2003, the 10th had just two representatives, Congressman Andrew Jacobs Jr. and Congresswoman Julia Carson. Carson was the second African-American to represent any part of Indiana in Congress. Katie Hall was the first, having represented

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, from 1982 to 1985.

List of members representing the district

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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